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NORTHEASTERN
VAOTORYVXLLS.
Bpeclal to the Scranton Tribune.
Fnctoryvllle. March 30. Huiiorlnton
rtont of Schools V. H. Jarvls was tak
ing a run up this part of tho woods,
Thursday.
Tho dairymen 6f this section hold a
meeting ngaln yesterday afternoon,
which was attended by nearly nil tho
local dairymen In this section. They
effected an organization, to bo known
ns the "Lackawanna and Womlng
Dairymen's association." Tho officers
ate: President, Horace Seamans; vice
president, Harry H. Seamans; secre
tary, U P. Armstrong; treasurer, N.
H. Winters. Their stand for 2 and 3
cents per quart Is still firm. Commu
nication by telephone with the Scran
ton company wus hud during tho meet
ing and no definite answer from them
could be received, they simply saying,
"We expect to pay as much as any
one." As last year's contracts be
tween the local dairymen and tho
Hcranton Dairy company expire April
1, It was unanimously voted that all
dairymen now taking milk there cease
to do so from Saturday ni"rnlng,
March 31. Word was received from an
other large concern offering 2 and 3
cents per quart for the milk from this
section to bo delivered at Fuctoryvlllp.
It was also shown up from Rood au
thority that It would be a first-class
paying Investment for tho dairymen
to start a butter factory here. This
may bo done In tho near future.
ned Jacket lodge, No. 524, Indepen
dent Order of Odd Fellows, will elect
officers for the ensuing term this even
ing. The new pastor of tho Baptist
church, Rev. O. 11. Smith, will preach
his Introductory sermon tomorrow
morning and In tho evening he will
occupy the pulpit In the Methodist
Kplseopnl church and deliver tho union
temperance sermon.
John Capwcll, who was taken sud
denly 111 at Forest City, has returned
home.
NEW MILFORD.
Special to tho Scrnntrn Tribune.
New Mllford, March 30. The Wo
mans' Auxiliary of St. Mark's church
met at the home of Mrs. K. S. Gar
X'att, on Thursduy ufternoon, to elect
new officers for the coming year.
Arthur Inderllcd, of Blnghnmton,
spent several days this week at the
home of his uncle, F. O. Inderllcd.
Theron Shay, of Peckvllle, was called
to his home In thp township tho first
of the week, to attend his father, who
Is seriously 111.
Miss Alice Waterman, of Hallstead,
was a guest of Miss Maud Aldrlch,
one day this week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Van Cott are
spending a few days with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Davjld Shay, In Peckvllle.
Mrs. H. MacDtiffee Is entertaining
her father, Mr. J. W. Gillespie, of
Hornellsville, this week.
Miss Ellen Fagan Is spending a few
days In ISInghamton.
Mrs. S. It. Hell has returned from
New Jersey, where she has been vis
iting tho past few weeks.
Mr. L. H. Pratt, of Nicholson, called
on friends In town Wednesday.
Dr. D. C. Ainey attended a meeting
of the pension board, at Montrose, on
Wednesday. .
Mlsa Ulna Ulvenburg, of Clifford, Is
spending some time with her friend,
Mrs. H. n. Carpenter.
Miss Julia Ferunne called on Bing
ham ton friends this week.
Dr. II. V. Filck and wire, of Mont
rose, were guests In town last Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. B. 55. Cobb will soon
tuke up their residence for the com
ing year at Heart lake. On Thursday
evening, March 20, thirty-six of their
friends tendered them a surprise par
ty at their pleasant home near this
village, and presented them with a
sliver bo.wl, as a small token of good
will and kindly feeling.
The members of the Presbyterian
church spent a very pleasant evening
at the home of Mrs. M. O. nradley,
on Thursday evening. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Hager,
Mr. and 'Mrs. D. Van Busklrk, Mr.
and Mrs. George Parker, Mr. and Mrs.
M. O. Bradley, Misses Minnie. May
and Bessie Bradley, Miss Jennie
Moore, Miss Maude Trumbull, Mlsse-i
Maude and Ina Aldrlch, Vaughn Av
tell. NICHOLSON.
Bpeclal to Tho Scranton Tribune.
Nicholson, March 30. Mr. K. W. Far
rer Is moving Into his residence on Oak
Etrcet today.
Mr. Henry Myers Is moving Into Mr.
George Sprague's house today.
Mr. John Sherman is very sick ut
present.
Miss Cora KUng finished her term of
school on Pedrlck hill today. Prizes
were awarded some of the scholars.
Ten visitors were present and a social
tlmo was had. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Lawrence Bacon, of Cleveland,
Ohio, Is visiting her parents hete, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Gilbert Brown.
. --'The Fifth district of tlHBIngham-
;j$on sub-district of this conference con-
7'ened fn.tho Methodist Eplscopalehurch
-here this afternoon to appoint a com-
,-"3Jilttee for tho furtherance of, the twen'
. Jjeth century movement In, this dls
s jrlct. The three principal subjects of
"thls movement are,' inoro efforts for
jrovlval work, payment of all church
-debts and tho endowment of educa
' t,Qnal institutions. The committee, ap-
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COLDS
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.-. The use of "Seventy-seven" and a lit t lo
common house will carry you thtough the
Spring without Hlncu. Before Ivlng
r ..aside "iT" for the hoasun. Investigate tho
Oilier Specifics, made by Dr. Uumuhrcjh',
Tby iiHkliHfJouV firiigil'.i or sending lor
vji; free lopy y( TJie SpVclfUi lanital; a
simpler on Disease of Chl'dreii, '
ftlumphreja' Umnei pithlp Medicine Co.,
Sift'iM&m'JoJHW.rN.-.V. - .
PENNSYLVANIA
pointed was us follows: President,
Hev. Illller, of Factoryvlllej vice
ptcsldcnt, Rev, Lcacock; secretary,
Rev. ti. E. Sanford, of Nicholson;
tieasurer, Mr. Frank Tiffany, of Dal
ton. This committee Is to represent the
nine following charges: Nicholson, Fos
ter, Harford, Gibson, Factoryvllle, Dal
ton, Newton, Falls, West Nicholson.
The Condensery company held a
busln?ss meeting here today, at which
the farmers accepted the company's
offer of one and seven-eighths cents
per quart for milk.
The masquerade social that was to
be given tonight has been postponed.
, TUNKHANNOCK.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, March 30. Contractor
Noah Lennox his ngaln commenced
tho work of excavating for tho cellar
of thp new block to be built by Hor
rlek lit others on the corner of Tioga
and Bridge streets. Tho woik was to
have been commenced some tlmo nco,
but owing to the cold weather was left
till this time. Herrlck Brothers have
secured the old bank building, recently
occupied by the Consumers' company,
and will occupy that until their block
is 'completed. They arc now engaged
In moving their goods down there.
Louis Hllkowlch, who has the lease of
the Sturk block, vacated by Merrick
Brothers, will occupy his present quar
ters until the refitting of the Statk
block Is completed. The repairs con
templated on the Stark block will bo
completed about the middle of May.
K. E. Billings, who has been 111 with
pneumonia at his homo hero for the
past two weeks, Is teporled as Improv
ing. The body of 'Mrs. A. O. Stnrk, of
Scranton, was brought here for burial
In Sunnysldo cemetery on Friday. Sho
was a former resident of this place and
her husband was burled at Sunnysldo
a few months ago.
The prisoner, Corwin, who broke Jail
here about a month ago and was aft
erward recaptured, has been ill ever
since his recapture, owing to the ex
posure consequent upon his escape.
He has been attended by Dr. McKown,
the county physician, and Is slowly
gttlng better. He will stand trial at
April sessions for jail breaking.
Theodore Williams, who has been
clerking at Hotel Graham for the past
few years, has been negotiating for the
Sprlngville hotiFo at Sprlngvllle, Sus
quehanna county, and It satisfactory
terms can be made will go there on
April 1.
The congressional conference for tho
district, composed of Bradford, Wayne,
Susquehanna and Wyoming counties,
will be held at Susquehanna on Satttr
dny, April 21 next. Tho conference for
tho purpose of choosing delegates to
the national convention nnd also an
elector, will probably meet at the sanrj
place and time. The conferees, as
named by the county convention for
: this county, are E. J. Joidcn and
Harry Harding.
SUSQUEHANNA.
Special to Thn Pcratiton Tilbunc.
Susquehanna, March ."0. Frank Grus
Un, of Hallstead, a Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western brakeman, fell
from his train near Owego on Wedne.s
day afternoon nnd tecelved serious In
juries. One ear was nearly seveted
from his head.
Mrs. Dr. E. P. Hlnes, of Gieat Bend,
has undergone a successful operation
for the removal of a. tumor upon her
right arm. She is rapidly recovering.
John Ford Dixon, of Great Bond
township, and Miss Emily J. Fenton,
of Deposit, were united in marriage on
Wednesday evening last,. In Deposit.
Mayor Psalmucl More, of Great
Bend, has commenced to receive the
perquisites of tho office. A prominent
citizen has just presented him with a
map of South Africa.
Mis. Bridget Hagen. an old resident
of'Hallstead, is seriously ill.
P. H. Lines, a prominent merchant
of Great Bend, Is recovering from a
severe Illness.
Mrs. J. W. Barnes, of Philadelphia,
has organized a primary Sunday school
union for Great Bend and Hallstead.
Mrs. W. S. Barnes, of Hallstead, has
been granted a pension of $12 per
month.
George W. Mnxey, formerly of Sus
quehanna county, who Is a junior at
Ann Arbor university, has won tho
laurels of the class of '02 In oratory,
and he now stands ns ono of the sK
best oratois In the unlveislty.
J. M. Sackett, a prominent Great
Bend business man, Is lecoverlng from
a serious Illness.,
The Ladles' auxiliary to the Ancient
Order of Hibernians will hold a ball
In Hogun opera house, April IS. Dor
an's orchestra will furnish music for
the occasion.
At Montrose, this week, in the cases
of John Cello, V. Patrillo and M. Bet
tlno, of Brandt, charged with seriously
stabbing Philemon Ten ell, at Brandt,
u few weeks since, the grand Jury
found "no bill."
The choir of Christ Episcopal church
will on Sunday render Vincent's "Pas
sion of Jesus." There will be the usual
full service in the church.
Tho "Monte Carlo Git Is" played a re
turn engagement In Hogun opera, house
on Thursday evening, to the evident
satisfaction of the bald-headed brother
hood. Susquehanna county farmeis predict
a poor maple sugar season.
The annual statement of the direc
tors of the Susquehanna and Oakland
Asylum for the Poor shows a real es
tate valuation of $6,M0,u personul piop
erty valuation of $1,029. and no bon-Jed
Indebtedness. Them aro seven Inmates-.
The Fit st Congregational church of
Oakland, which was organized this
week, has a membership of one hun
dred and ten.
Tho annual commencement excrelseu
of the Oakland graded school will bo
held In Hogon opera house, In Susque
hanna, op Friday evening. May II.
During the evening, Byion W. King,
A. M. Ph.D., president of King's Col
lege of Oratory, In Pittsburg, will de
liver a lecture. Subject, "Eyes that
Sen Not and Ears thut Hear Not."
The union revival services In Star
tucca will continue for another week.
Mia. Lou Prentice, of North Jackson,
Is in Susquehanna, to undergo n bur
g!"al opeiatlon.
Mis. Thomas Hcsketh, of Susque
hanna, hue been giantcd a widow's
pension of $12 per month.
The borough Ih overrun with ped
dlera, installment collectors and can
vassers for about everything under the
nuu.
Dm lug tile rattlesnake season, we
aie tanking of editing tho paper for
one week h Brother Whitney would
edit It if ha was on earth. Newideal
ers should place their orders early.
Great Bend Plain-Dealer.
There Is a material ineernsoof freight
on the Erie.
FOREST CITY.
Spcclat to The Scranton Tribune.
Forest City, March 31. a. Morgan,
of Scranton, visited his brother, A. L.
Morgan, the first of the week.
O. W. Whe?ler Is very 111 at the
home of his daughter, iMra. Joel
Halne-, on Maple street,
Mr. nnd Mrs. James Gordon nnd Mr,
and Mrs. Alfonsus McCabe aro In Car
bondale today attending the funeral
of their niece, Ethel Gordon.
James T. Jennings left for Thomas,
Vn., Thursday.
F. J. Osgood returned from New
York city the first of the week, whero
he had been looking up a good busi
ness location. Mr. Osgood expects to
locate there within tho next two
months, and open a real estate office.
Daniel G. Allen has purchased a halt
Interest In the Davis drug Htorfl, nnd
after the first of April the firm will
be known ns Davis & Allen. His many
friends wish him success in his now
venture.
Herman Budd, of Scranton, and R.
W. Budd, of Carbondale, were guests
at the homo of J. R. Budd on Railroad
street Wednesday.
Harry Joseph and family rtarted the
first of the week for Denver, Colo.,
where they expect to remain for some
time. They were nccompanlcd by
Surah Holettea.
Thomas P. 'McCormlck nnd J. a.
Kelleher were In Montrose AVodnesday
attending the Dcmociatlc county com
mittee meeting.
10. F. Ames and wife are making a
trip south. They will visit Newport
News and other places. W. J. Lang,
who has resinned his position with the
Hillside Coal and Iron company, will
have charge of the bank In their ab
sence. About two weeks ago Abe, tho young
est son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Freed
min, pulled a tooth; tho gum ulcer
ated and blood poison set In. Sunday
Dts. Knapp and Taylor performed an
operation. Although he i slightly bet
ter his condition Is still critical.
AVOOA.
The .uneral of Earl, tho 9-months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dee
ble, took place on Thursday afternoon.
Services at tho house were conducted
by Rev. T. E. Wilson. Interment was
made in Langcllffe cemetery.
The Lehigh Valley company Is erect
ing an elevated signal station at tho
West Avoca crossing.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gannon and son
have returned to tako tip their resi
dence again in Avoca, after a year's
residence In Staunton, Va.
Thomas Doran, of tho West Side, Is
seriously ill of pneumonia.
On ThuiRduy evening Mr. and Mrs.
James Morton gave a party la honor
of the twenty-first birthday of their
daughter, Margaret. About thirty
gues's were present and the hours
were spent In happiness and plensure,
Mls'i Morton was handsomely remem
bered In the lino of many pretty sou
venirs In honor of her natal day.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Holland are In
Now "iork city;
Mies Annie Callahan is purchasing
millinery goods In New York city.
John McNamara, section foreman In
the Erie und Wyoming yards, has re
moved his family from Plttston to
Grove street.
Mrs. C. Stegmaler, of WIlkes-Barre,
was the guest of Mrs. C. Druffncr, on
Thursday.
A large party of friends took pos
session of the home of Mrs. Chnrlen
Alkman last evening, In honor of her
fiftieth birthday. They brought with
them a gu-st quantity of delicacies
that would do Justice to a wedding
feast, Mrs. Alkman was quite over
come with surprise, but she did not
forget her duties as hostess, and her
excellent management mnde them feol
that such pleasures might be appreci
ated if they were moie frequently In
dulged. The St. Aloyslus society will conduct
a ball on Easter Monday evening.
Tho Moosle and Langcllffe choirs
will unite for Easter service. They
will be rendered In the Langcllffe
church on Easter morning, and In
Moosle In the evening.
What to Do Until the Doctor Arrives
It is very hard to stand idly by and
see our dear ones suffer while awaiting
the arrival of tho doctor. An Albany
(N. Y.) dairyman called at a drug store
there for a doctor to come and see his
child, then very sick with croup. Not
finding the doctor In, he left woid for
him to come at once on his return. Ho
also bought n bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, which he hoped would
glvo some relief until vnc doctor should
arrive. In n few hours he returned,
saying the doctor need not come, ns the
child was much better. Tho druggist,
Mr, Otto Scholz, i.ays the family has
since recommended Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy to their neighbors and
friends until he has a constant demand
ror it from that part of the country.
For sale by all druggists, Matthews
Bros., wholesale and retail agts.
HALLSTEAD.
Special to The Scranton Tilbune.
Hallstead, March 30. Frank' Gruslln,
a brakeman, was thrown from a car
Into a culvert, on account of the sud
den application of the air-brake, owing
to tho train breaking In one of tho
couplings. As he fell the sldo of his
head was thrown against a rock, cut
ting off ono of his eurs nnd tearing the
scalp. The ear was placed on again by
n surgeon, and Gruslln brought home
on train No. 2S.
It is thought the matter of the chair
factory will soon be settled and the
final contracts signed between the
board of trado and tho Chair company.
The ladles of the Presbyterian church
held a variety sale and served ciarn
chowder at the Young Men's Christian
association rooms on Thursday even
ing. About $30 was realized.
Four flocks of wild ducks wero seen
on the river at IU d Rock, Thursday.
Prof. B. W. Pease, of this place, and
Prof. E. A. Benson, of New Mllford,
will conduct a summer school at New
Mllford, commencing in May and con
tlnulng until the 13th of June.
Mrs. Henry W. Hacker was tho guest
of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Iangley this
week. While here Mrs. Hacker had
her household goods removed from the
Dr. Lamb house to Scranton.
His. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup
Hns been vsed for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS of MOTUIJHS for their
CHILDREN WHILK TUl-JTIUNU. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the
CHILD. SOFTENS tho GUMS, XU.AY3
nil PAIN: CURES WIND roMC. and Is
tho best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by Druggists In everv part of the wot Id.
Do r.mo und ask for "Mrs. Wlnulow's
Soothing Syrup," and take no other
kind. Twenty-five cents a bottle.
U. S. SENATOR ROACH
Says Peruna, the Catarrh Cure, Gives
Strength and Appetite.
!Hs-3IHKi$::.;Ji89BF
Hon. W. N', Koacli, United States
Hon. W. N. Roach, United States Senator from North Dakota, person
ally endorses Peruna, tho great catarrh cure and tonic. J(n a recent letter
to Tho Peruna Medicine Company, at Columbus, Ohio, written from Wash
ington, D. C, Senator Roach says:
"Persuaded by a friend I have used Peruna as a tonic, and X am glad
to testify that it haa greatly helped me in strength, vigor and appetite.
I have been advised by friends that it is remarkably efficacious uo a cure
for tho almost universal complaint of catarrh."
Senator Roach's home address Is Larlmore, North Dakota.
Mr. Ed. J. Maklnson, contractor and
builder, 610 Grand Block, IWabash
street, St. Paul, (Minn., says:
"Many docton
bills can be
saved by tho use
of Peruna. I
have all 'my
friends taking
Peruna, und I
have board
nothing but
praise from
them. Last fall
I had a bad
cough. I took
four bottles of
Peruna and It
cured me. I am
Inclined towards
consumption; as
all my family
have died with
Mr. E. J. Maklnson,
Contractor and
Builder.
It.
I weigh 1S5 pounds, and I believe
it is Peruna that has given me such
good health."
Peruna Is not a guess, nor an ex
periment: It Is an absolute, scientific
certainty. Peruna cures catarrh wher-
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Hevlew.
New York, March 30 Tho railroad
stocks retired Into the background of tho
btoolc irnrket today and gave place to tho
Industrials ami specialties. Sugar almost
outdid Its traditional lepututlnn for un
certainty by suddenly retracing Its course
of vesterday nnd mounting well ubovo
yesterday's hUh point. There was a mo
mentary decline of less than a point at
tho opening and then a cpilck rally and
the stock never Kot hock to lant night's
closing leel. Twice during the I.Uo deal
ings It was 13 points above tho low level
In tho mornlns and Its not gain Is ll'l.
Tho transaction In tho stock were enor
mous und the buying without a doubt
came very largely from the outstanding
short Interest but tho urgent demand
from the shorts was prompted by what
they believed wero elde!ices of buju.g
for the account of Inside Interests. The
courso of the ttock clearly demonstrated
a cynical skepticism on tho part of the
speculative public regarding tho sincerity
of tho pessimistic ofllcinl outgiving which
caused yesterday's slump In the prico .f
the stock. All sorts of sensational ru
mors wero atloat irgarding measures tor
compromise of the Sugar trade war. nnd
thero weie veiled Intimations that the o;.
position tetlners had been emulating the
exuinnlo of the Metropolitan Street rail
way Interests In the Third Avenuo coup
by ucqulrlng Sugar stock nt the decline.
At all events the shorts In the stock wero
acutely perturbed in mind and scrambled
to obtnln stock. The local tructlon stocks
furnished the othpr surmise In the mar
ket und like Sugar developed ngsresslve
strength In tho way of bad news. Tho
demand in this grmip undoubtedly came
from tho shoits. The figures given out
from Albany last night of tho valuation
placed upon the frai.chlM'S of tho New
York Traction cotnpnnles wero us high
as tho most extravagant estimates in
Wall street. With the exception of a
WAIT FOR OUR NEW
New Stores,
New Goods,
New Prices.
Keep Your Eye on
Senator from North Dakota.
ever located. Peruna haa no substi
tutesno rivals. Insist upon having
Peruna. Let no one persuade you that
some other remedy will do nearly ns
well. There Is no other systemic rem
edy for catarrh but Peruna.
Mr. Byron J. Klrkhuff, attorney and
counsellor at law.
wrltes from fiOl
G a t o s aventi'?,
Brooklyn, .N. Y.,
the following.
"I have u s o d
your Peruna for
catarrh and 'find
Its curative pow
ers all you recom
mend. It cured me
of a very bad at
tack, and though
I suffered for
years I feel en
tltely relieved, and
If It will benefit
others I gladly
give it my en
dorcement." Ad
Byron J. Klrkhuff,
Attorney nnd
Counsellor
at Law.
dress The Peruna Medicine Company,
Columbus, Ohio, for a free book on
catarrh, written by Dr. Hartman.
preliminary drive which carried the stock
down from 114 to 4 pjlnts. the whole
gioup was eagerly boimht all day, jlslns
well above lust night's llgtuej und not
falling far below that level ngaln. Peo
ple's Gas und a number of the iron and
steel stocks by ilslng sharply, completed
tho demonstration of strength In the In
dustrial group. Tho demand for the rail
roads seemed to have nutted down for tho
tlmo being with the exception of it stock
heio and there In tho list, which showed
a good advance. Total tales today, 8X),
000 shere. Business In tho bond market
showed a falling off but prices were about
maintained. Total salts, par value, $3.
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declined Vi In tho bid price.
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II. 8. Leathor, Pr .. 73 73 73W 7.!H
Rubber 31 11 31 31
Union Purine ftfU tM &7li ,S
.Union Par.. Pr 76H 77 7H 70
Wnbash. Pr 22. 22, 22 22ti
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Third Avenuo 101 10.1 lol?J 102i
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
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Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Quotations All Quotations Based
on Par of 100.
STOCKS.
rir.t National Bank ...
Bid. Asked.
. ...
Bcranton Ravings Bank
Scranton Packing Co
Third National Bank
Dime Dcp.f Dls. Bank ...
Kconomy Light. H. & P. Co..,
Lacka. Trust & Bafo Dep. Co,
Bcranton Paint Co.
Clark & Snover Co., Com. ..,
Clark & Snover., Pref.
Bcr. Iron Fence & Mfg. Co. .,,
Scranton Axle Work
T.nrlta. Dalrv Co.. Frcf,
500
93
200
iso
400
us
47
10
100
100
20
Co. Savings Bank & Trust Co 250
First Nat. iianu iwarugnaaie;
Standard Drilling Co
New Mexico Hy Coal Co., Pr..
... 300
SO
40 ...
143 ...
115 ...
US ...
IIS ...
... 100
... 1C2
102
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Traders' National Bank
BONDS.
Scranton Pass. Railway, first
mortgage, duo 1920
People's Street Railway, first
mortgage, doe 1318 ..........
People's fitrcnt Railway. Gen
eral mortgage, duo 121
Dickson Manufacturing Co....
Lacks. Township School C...
City of Scranton St. Imp. C.
Ml. Vernon Coal Co
Scranton Traction bonds.. US ...
Scranton Wholesale Market.
(Corrected by H. G. Dale, 27 Lackawanna
Avenue.)
Butter Crcnmery, 24c. j dairy, tubs, 24c,
Eggs-Select western, lGe.; nearby,
stnte. 17c.
Cheese Full cream, 13Uc.
Beans Per bu choice marrow, $2.45;
medium. $2.30; pea, 12.00.
Beed Potatoes ret ou., ji.zs.
New York Grain and Produce.
New York, March 30. Flour Firm but
quiet as buyers held off hoping to secure
concessions. Wheat Spot firm; No. 2
red, S0'.4c. f. o. I), afloat; No. 2 red 77',4
elevator; No. 1 northern Duluth, 77'4c. f.
o. b. afloat prompt; options opened easy
but soon rallied and for the balance of
the day wero very ilrm, closing with 4c.
net hljrher; May closed 74e.; July, 74',y.. ;
September, 7IHc Corn Spot firm; No.
2. 45?ic. f. o. b. afloat and 40c. elevator;
options opened weaker but rallied later
nnd closed strong at ',4ar,4c. net advance;
May closed 4l'.4e.; July. 444c. Oats Spot
steady: No. 2, 2S)ic; No. 3, 28iAc: No. 2
whwlte, 32c: No. 3 white. 31 Vic; track
mixed western, 20a'!0c.: track white. SIV.a.
35f.; options dull but steady; May closed
&Hc: No. 2 white JIav. closed 3(Kc. But
terWeak; western creamery, 21a2.'c: do.
factory, lSa20e.: Imitation creamery. lSa
22,,jc.: state dairy, 19i2tc.; do. creamery,
21a23c. Cheese Steady: fancy 'nrgn
white, 13c; fancy large colored, 12al2!4c:
fancy small white. 13aHVtc; fancy small
colored. 13al3!4c Eggs Firm; slate nnd
Pennsylvania, nt mark. 12al2$y.: south
ern, at mark, lluEc: western, at mark,
12c.
Philadelphia Grain and Produce.
Philadelphia, March 30.-Wheat Firm;
rontrart 'grade. March, 73Via74'ic Corn
Firm; No. 2 mixed. March, 42a4J''.c. Oats
Steady; No. 2 white clipped. 28;;.c.: No.
2 mixed do. ,2'l.i2!iic. Potatoes Steady;
New York and western cbolco per bushel,
G3a5Ce. ; do. do. fair to good, 4Juj0c. Butter
Dull nnd 'file lower; fancy western
creamery, 2Jc; do. prints, 2Cc. Eggs
Firm: fresh, nearby, 13c; do. western,
lie; do. houthwestern, 13c: do. southern,
12e. Cheese Steady. Refined Sugnrs
Dull. Cotton Unchanged. Tallow Quiet
but steady; city prime In hogsheads. B',4
nj'jc, ; country do. do., bnrrels. BUoD-vc.;
dark, 4Tia.1,,f,c.: cakes. 574c; crease. .IJa
414.0. as to color. Live Poultry Steady;
fowls, 10Hc; old roosters, 7'ja8c; winter
chickens. 15a20c. ; ducks, 12c; geoso, 10a
lie. Dressed Poultry l'irm: fowls.
choice, 10c; do. fair to good, flaS'Jc; old
roosters, TaSc; chickens, nearby. 12al4c;
western do., lame. 12al2!'c: medium do
lOallc: common do., Sa9c. ; turkeys, choice
to funcy, llul3c. : do. fair to good. Oaloc. ;
common do., 7a8c. Receipts Flour. 2,300
barrels and 0,003 sneks; wheat, fi.OOO bush
els; corn. 170,000 bushels: oats. 1-3,000 bush.
els. Shipments Whent. 21,000 bushels;
corn, 112,000 bushels; oats, 41,000 bushels.
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago, March ."A Tho whent market
was stiong and fairly active today. In
fluenced by reports of damage from
nbrond and tho strength of corn. May
closing 9aaV4c. over yesterday. Tho corn
market was broad and active with a good
export demand, Muy at the close being
"finXjC. up. Piovlslons were active In a
Jerky sort of way but hoss were weaker
and this together with protll taking de
pressed tho market, the close being Ea
f'jc. lower. O.its dosed Jc. Improved.
Cash quotations wero sa follows Flour
Stcudy: No. 3 s'prlng wheat. G3aC6c.: No.
2 red, COa70o.: No. 2 corn, !8a3S s,c. ; No. 2
yellow, as'tarsiic: No. 2 oats. 24'4c; No. 2
white. 27c: No. 3 white. 20'4a27c.; No. 2
rve, Kvic.; No. 2 barley. 40a43c.; No. 1
flax. Jl.M: timothy. J2 S.Vt2.10; pork. $12,05
U12.70: lard. J1.'0a0.42'.:: ribs. $(l.00nfi.S3;
fchoulders. 6'4a6Hc.; sides, JG.S5a7; whisky,
$1.23; sugars, unchnnged.
New York Live Stock Maiket.
New York, March 30. Beeves Steers,
sladv to strong: bulls nnd common cows
stead v: good cows firm; ull sold: steers,
t4.Mn5.70: oxen and stegs, $1.20a5.15; bulls,
$3.j; cows, 2.10.11. Calves Active nnd
higher: all sold; eals, $4a.73; extra lot,
7.50. Sheep Steady: lambs, steady to
10c. higher: nil sold: fair to chocle shPcp,
ij.ri0a0.15: oidlnnrv to choice lambs, $7.23a
8 21): yenrllnps, KfjO. Hgs None for sale'
In llvo weight; nominally firm.
Chicago Llvo Stock Market.
Chicago. March 20 Cattle Receipts.
4,f00; steers, average fully 10c. lower thun
e!terday. but choice stock steady: b.st
load on sale today. S.'.SS; good to primo
native steers, f!.!Ma.7.i; poor to medium,
il.i'.'.n.-; selected feeders, steady, $4a4.5;
mixed Blockers, about bte.uly. SS.tOaS.'JO;
cuws. steary, $3at,30; heifers, steady. $3.20
ul.isOj conners, slow, $2a2.73: bulla, steady,
52.50u1.1j; calves, unchanged, $I.S0j5.75.
Tctans Receipts, 400; best on sale today
two cars nt $1.15: Texas fed steers, 5nl0e.
lower, $3.83ul.!)0; Texas bulls, steady. $3.20
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tnent and Shopping District, New
York City.
European Plan.
Completely remodeled and refur
nished at nn expenditure of One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol
lars. Restaurants and Palm Room
open until one A. M.
.Table D'Hote Dinner. Six to
Eight.
Tariff of Rates.
Single rooms, tl.KO and 12.00. Ar
tnched bath. Double rooms, $3.00,
detached bath. Double rooms, pri
vate bath, one person, U; two, tl.
Suites of parlor, bedroom and bath,
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30 years connected with Earle's
Hotel, New York.
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Tho American Cure and Pleasure
Resort
HOTEL BARLItdroN
nil M JAMBS HOTEL.
Open Junn to October.
The St. Denis
Broadway and eleventh St., Nsw York,
Opp. a race Church. -European Plan.
Room li.o Day an J Upward.
In a modest and unobtrusive way there
aro few better conducted hotels la tho
metropolis than tho St. Dents.
The great popularity It has acquired can
readily be traced to Its unique location,
Its home-like atmosphere, the peculiar ex
cellence of its cuisine and service, and Ita
very moderate price.
WILLIAM TAYLOR & SON,
WESTMINSTER HOTEL,
Cor. Sixteenth St. anilrrlij PI id,
NEVA YORK.
AMERICAN PLAN, $3.51)
Per
Day nnd Upwards.'
EUROPEAN PLAN. $1.50 Per
Day und Upwards.
I. D. CRAWFORD,
Proprietor
4- 4- 4- 4-
For Business Men
In the heart of the wholesale
district.
For Shoppers
S minutes' walk to Wanamaken;
s minutes to oiogei coopers nig
Store. Easy of access to the great
Dry Goods Stores.
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For Sightseers
One block from B'way Cars, giv
ing easy transportation to all
points of interest. -r
HOTEL ALBERT
NEW YORK.
Cor. 11th ST. ft UNIVERSITY PL.
Only one Block from Broadway.
Rooms, $1 Up. pSVffiASEto
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a3 60. Hogs Receipts today, 23,000; left
nr mft' cnnprnllv Re. lower: too.
' $5,525: mixed und butchers, ..15a6.47K.
good to choice neavy, r.:iua3.i,sv4: rousn
beavv. $3.15:
:ui.mo, jik11. cj,ivnun, uum
of sales, 1.3005.40.
Sheep Receipts. 700;
sheep and lambs, steady: good to cholco
wethers. $3.85ali.23; fair to choice mixed,
$4.S5ar..90: western sheep. $5.73a8.23; year
liiiKri $Gai.T3, native lambs, ).ta.7.35;
western lambs, $6a7.33.
Buffalo Live Stock Market.
ISast Buffalo, March 30. Cattle Easier:
veals and calves, offerings liberal, 250
head; gocd to cholco veals, steady, ..6a
0.23: common to fair slow, $4.50o5.50. Sheep
and Lambs Active, higher: best lambs,
natives, $7.73a7,S5; western, $7.40ai.55: culls,
to fair, steady, $3.15a7.23; sheep, steady
to $3.50aG.50; culls to fnir, $3.73a5: year
lings, firm. $6.25a6.7.r. Hogs-Falriy net
ive. steady: heavy, $5.00; mixed. $5.fwa5.60;
Yorkers, light to best. $3.40u3.50; pigs,
$.23a5.30; roi ghs, $.S0af.
East Liberty Cattle Market.
East Liberty, March 30 Cattle Steady;
extra, S5.35.i5.50; prime. $3.10a5.2:i: common,
$3.25a3.80. Hogs Active and shade higher;
prime mediums, J3.55; heavy hoes. $5.50a
5 55: heavy Ycrkers. $.45a5.W; light do..
$3 30o5.3; pigs, Ja.20: roughs. $3.50aS. Sheep
Strong: choice wethers. $6.2oa6.35: com
mon, $3.50a4.30; choice lambs. $7.40a7.C",;
common to good, $5.C0a7.33; veal calves,
J5.23a5.73.
Oil Market.
OH City, March 30.-Credlt baltnces,
il.fi'; certificates, no bids or offers; rins,
104.41 barrels; average. td.lH birrels;
shipments, 119,270 barrels; average, 81,102
barrels.
"MY LIFE DESPAIRED OF." These
aro words of Mrs. Wm. Burton, cf Dart
more, Ont., after doctors had prescribed
and sho had taken every known heart
remedy. Dr. Agnew's Cure for the
Heart cave tellef In almost sltorter time
than It takes to tell It It worked a won
dcrful euro In n case of long standing,
and today she soys: "1 nm a well wo
man." Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart
has no case recorded against It whero It
did not glo relief inside of SO minutes.
Sold by Mutthews Bros, and W. T. Clark.
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